Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-24


covered with cold perspiratioi at its mer.
1 phantasy.
t "Oni onl" cried the white form before us
for now the cloak had gone. She was robed
: in white, and looked moro like spirit riding
, down the gale than woman; ION, or 20 will
fall and be dashed to pieces. Keep your eyes
, fixed upon the ground and hug tho rock"
We obeycd her, and crept painfully along
the quivering path, against which the wind
shriehcd and walled as 1t shook 1t, causing II
I to murmur like vast tuning fork. On we
, went, do not know for how long, only gaz-
, ing round now and again, when it was abso-
! iutely necessary, until at last wo saw that
wo wcro on the very tip Of tho spur, slab Of
rock, little larger than an ordinary table, and
that throbbed and jumped like any over
engined steamer There we lay on our stom-
nchs, clinging TO the ground, and looked
about, whilo Ayesha stood leaning out against
the wind, down which her long hair streamed,
and, absolutely needless of the hideous depth
that yawned beneath, pointed before her.
Then We saw why the narrow plank, which
Job and had painfully dragged along be-
tween us, had been provided. Before US was
an empty space, ON tho other side of which
was something, as yet we could not see what,
for here--either owing to the shadow Of the
opposite cliff, or from some other cause.-The
gloom was that Of night.
ave must wait awhllc,n called Ayesha;
''soon there win be light"
At the moment could not imagine what
sho meant How could moro light than there
was ever come to this dreadful spotl Whilst
was still debating in my mind suddenly,
like a great sword OF flame, a beam from the
setting sun pierced the Stygian gloom, and
s,,,,'; ~ 49, ,,,,al,' s,,,, ,,,h ~,
Illuminating Ay 10y ,o, ~ WIN ~,
unearthiy spiendor only wish tnat coulu
describe the wild and marvellous beauty OF
that sword of fire. laid across the darkness
md rushing mist wroaths OF tho gulf How
n cot tbere 7 do not 10 This moment know
he rrcs,,,,,o tboro ,yas some cloft or bols n
~ uS p.ssa' I,sc .,t ..LIs,, 4, 49,, :,
INC opposing Gun through "n,cn :. piei ',e,
| wnen tne settinS ORD was III uirect hhe win
it. All can say is that the elect YVES the
most wonderful that ! ever saw. Right
through the heart Of the darkness that fam
ing sword was stabbed and where II Law there
,res .ho ,ost s,,rnsssin,iv v,v,d Iight so vivid
mus pne MS suu passisy '.'.L ,'ss, - YN
lnnt even az yhe yo !. see .nu siu
OF lle Ioch, WINE, outssue y. ~, yes, within Y
rev ihcnes 81 ~ hscll -eneio was iihpgh'
ous oi I s' sh .ng I, a.. e. hi.
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Sne mas Deen wa.lhgl ana tined our arrival VA
t ~ nses, Asso 's ~. s az uils SEASON, tor
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-: ~ s ,i w NV VIZ" t. iay peiole us. IN
IN M, VI .wsisJ ises OIL .n9 very up o. Ine
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sussi io... si,aiTu eoe' " "nc s9 sun
my "us ~ ~ s Is lI sie,S
peen SUNNY nm oniy ~ wouiu noD naEe neipeu
US nucl, tvI wy neaTes. polit pl eiIoul llii
e 0 az ~ ~ III s,,u,v,, hness ,vi;ch
vi 'lip II VI III I,.,,,,
was circuiaI ana holi9w, restsa IeneAupps
laI Stone soliie'nlng llke gla ~, seone- IN.
aeea, perhnls !. Nv. was Iie J, i s, n khom 70 she
% y. .Ie e''e " .a,s s'one
gu 70 within WE'VE ieee UT oi US rms
nue. poiuer wns no.iins more or ic2s In,ln
~ ssono asou, oa,. .sa'.
i;o I ha,s rso, =, . n ta ';,, ~ 1;nISss
ine 1 IN. SaoMn ,, Oh '.e I,lh VI Winesss
lor III .ie nerse iisns I'M. playeu upon !. anu
w w oouiu see 1t oseiiia'ins III 'ne gusts VI
Win Will. a.,,,
SulJ,k sau ~ ssll .ue y. iilu i
cross VINO 'no hshe ehuuieSI PTesehliy ~ VIII
| NC g1nei .,.,, .,,., -. s..,.. -.
~, Doru, sir! Stoaicu J1o, surrey sue
eon mean .h Us 70 wnik nc ~ enne suefe paco
~, liiu. snILe .,.hs, a. ~ oosplsacS " NY
.u7'''V" ~ f"'"''' Wv io"S po''te ''"ot"
~ sf1,, A., =. ~, re,,,.,. =. -, -,
mont tbo IL SVp ;n n ns ~ naStiy merit
pleasantcr 70 me than to him.
Ipushed the plank on to Ayesha, who deftly
ran it across the gulf so that ono end df it
rested on the rocking stone, the other remain
ing on the extremity Of our trembling spur
Then placing her foot upon It to prevent it |
from being blown away, she turned to me.
aSinco last ! was here, o Hollyln she |
called, atho support OF the moving stone hath |
lessened somewhat, so that am not sure il it |
will bear our weight and fall or no. There !
fore will cross the first becnusc no harm |